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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reticent /ˈrɛtɪs(ə)nt/
▶adjective not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
– derivatives
reticence noun,
reticently adverb.
reticence noun,
reticently adverb.
– origin C19 (earlier (C17) as reticence): from L. reticent-, reticere ‘remain silent’.
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